"You need to take a break and get in touch with yourself and others," said the former software developer, whose start-up Internet marketing services firm, Tools Inc, went titsup.com in February.

Camp "counsellors", including Feldman, organise trips for unemployed workers who come to them via the Web site or through word of mouth. The prices charged for activities are based only on the cost of events, so that unemployed Internet workers are more likely to be able to afford them. ®